Mechanism for packing disks and the like.



H. L. COMPTON. MECHANISM FOR PACKING DISKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLIGATION. FILED 11111.12, 1913.

Patented 001;. I3, 1914.

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H. L. 001111011. I MECHANISM FOR PACKING DISKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 11113.12, 1913. 1,1 1 3,932. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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E'KM I H. L. COMPTON. MECHANISM FOR PACKING DISKS AND THE LIKE.

APPILIGATION FILED MAR. 12, 1912.

1,1 1 3,932. Patented Oct. 13,1914.

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APPLIQATIOH FILED EAR. 12, 1913.

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H. L. COMPTON. MECHANISM FOR PACKING DISKS AND THE LIKE.

ARPLIGATION FILED MAR. 12, 1913.

1,1 1 3,932. Patented 001. 13, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HARRY L. common, on wasnme'rompxsrnrcr' on commn r A'ssmnon no mam. cmDAIRY smLY COMPANY, or AUGUSTA, name, a CORPORATION or name.

Specification of Zetters Patent.

Patented 0012.13, 1914.

Application filed Karen 12, 1818-. Berhlfibfibififl:

the like; and the objects and nature of the invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art in the light of the followingexplanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating What I now believeto bethe preferred embodiments from among other formations, arrangementsand constructions Within the spirit andscope'of this invention;

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and-incombinations and arrangements as more fully and articularly set forthand specifiedhereina ter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:-Figure' 1', is a front elevationof apparatus embodying a side elevation thereof-l Rig. 3, is a verticalcentral section in the'p'lane of the'line'3'--3,-

Fig. 1. Fig; 4:, is a top" plan view of the-disk feeding andtube-filling mechanism; Fig. 5, isa sectional view, on an enlargedscale,taken in the lookingin the direction'of the arrow.-

- ranged in front of In'the drawings, I show an upright" bed or" frame1, mounted on and risingfrom a ped estal 2. The bed 1, carries diskmaking mechanism involvinggenerally the elements In themachineillustrated, the ribbcnw" of disk stock is arranged in'frontof the-bedprinting" r'o lls 4 stapling and handle app1ying "mechanisms"5,- all 1,and the feed rolls 3,-

punch or die 6,-ai'e'carr1ed by' andarsaid bed.-- The wire-b, from'whichthe StapIes-aremede isals'o arranged-infr'ontof said bedand'i's fed feeward stepby step into the stapling and handle forming andapplying-'"mechenisms my invention; Fig. 2,-is

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Patent No. 927,002, issued Jul 6,-

Supply Co. as the suitable means for by the reciprocatory wire feeder 7.The ribbon a, of handl e stock, is fed forward through sald bed, from apoint in rear thereof,;to'.the handle forming and stapling mechanisms,with a step by step movement, by feed rolls 8;

In the particular example illustrated, spaced'areas of the ribbon ofdisk stock, are successively imprinted, and handles are clipped to thestock in said areas successrvely, and said area's successively passunder the'vertically movable punch 6, and over the annular die 9, andthe punch and die co 0 crate 111 cutting the complete disks from t eribbon of dlsk stock. The die 9, is formed in'or carried by t'he'dieblock 10, and this die'block is formed with a vertical discharge passage11 (surrounded at its upper end by die' 9) opening through the unders1de of the-block. The punch 6 cuts out the disks and forces them downinto said dis charge passage, so that-disks are dropping fro 'the lowerend of the passage as the freshly cut disks are forcedinto the'upper endof t'he'passage.

Thefeed= rolls 3, feed the ribbon of stock a, forwardly'with a. step'bystep movement, and while the ribbon is at rest a handle is being:applied toone previously printed area thereof, and a disk isbeing cutfrom the area thereof to which a disk had been lap le pliedb'y'theprevious operation of the ham making and stapling mechanism. However, mypresent invention is notlimited"to-'them'echanisms so far described, noris-it limited to 'handling'disks'provided with tabs-or other handles:

Ifthe completed disks are to bet're'ated with material (paraflin forihstance,) to render'them non absorbent', I rovide suitable mechanismfor thispulposei although my invcntion'is not so limited; For instance,

inthe particular example illustrated, I show an open top par'afiin po't12,-p'r'o'vided' with heatto thearana in'a liquid condi tion. This pot'is-arranged infront of the pedestaland is usually" secured thereto andsupported thereby below the level ofthe discharge e11 d ofpa$ag 11, anda distance in front'tl-iereof. Inthe pot I show a=horizontaltransversely arranged rotla'r'y pa'rafliningsupplying the necessary roll13, having an absorbent material surface di ping into the liquidparaffin .m the pot; his roll is carried and driven by a suitable shaft14, carried by the pot and extending to the exterior of the endsthereof. At one end this shaft is provided withpulley 15, to which power18 applied for rotating roll 13, so t at its upper surface Wlll moveforwardly.

An absorbent-material-surface paraffimng and pressure roll 16, isarranged above and cooperates with and is driven by roll 13. Thepressure roll shaft is carried by adpistable boxes confined in brackets17 ,'fixed to and rising from the pot ends.

A stripper roll 18, is shown engaging the upwardly moving rear side ofthe paraffin roll 13, to remove surplus paraffin therefrom.

Means are provided for receiving the completed disks discharged from thelower end of passage 11, and delivering the same one at a time onto theforwardly moving upper surface of the parafiining roll 13,-so that thedisks will be carried forward between the paraffin saturated surfaces ofrolls 13, 16, and will absorb the desired-quantity of par- 7 afiintherefrom.

In the particular example illustrated, although my invention isnotllimited thereto, I show conveying means for this purpose comprisinga downwardly and forwardly inclined chute or trough 19, having a flatfloor and vertical longitudinal edge walls spaced apart a distanceslightly greater than the diameter of the disks. This chute is carriedby an elongated supporting frame 20, at its upper portion having.suitable supporting brackets 21, secured to any support such as the bed1, or the edestal 2. The chute is also supported by t e transverserotary cross shaft 22, mounted in and passing through the lower end offrame 20, and mounted in and supported by the brackets 17 The upper endof the frame 20 is formed with longitudinal slots, receivin thetransverse shaft 23, which is adjust-a le longitudinally of the chuteand is held in the desired adjustment by-adjusting and stop screws 24.This shaft 23, carries idler roll 25, mounted to rotate on the shaftbetween the longitudinal sides of frame 20. This rotating roll islocated directly below the discharge passage 11, so that the disksfalling from said passage will drop onto saidroll and be'therebyvdirected forwardly in the chute.- j The n per surface of this roll 25ismovingforwar y and the disks are there.

by thrown-forwardly andproperly started on their course down the chute.The roll is intended to prevent the disks wedging or becoming congestedat the upper end of the chute, and also to prevent the disks assum-' ingvertically disposed or edgewise positionsat the upper end of the chute.

I arrange an endless traveling flexibledisk-pro )clling connectioncentrally and longitudinally of the chute and extending from the roll 25to the shaft 22. In theparticular example illustrated, this connectionis formed b acomparatively narrow chain 26, mounte on the roll 25, andon a roll 27, fixed on the shaft 22. The roll 27 is located in a slot'oropening in the lower end portion of the floor of the chute andcorresponds to roll 25. These rolls 25, 27, have central annular reducedportions receivin said chain and containing the sprocket wieels 28, onwhich the chain is mounted.

The upper ply of the chain travels downwardly on the floor of the chutewhile the lower ply of the chain returns below the chute. The chain isdriven b shaft 22, and can be tightened or loosene by adjusting shaft23, through the medium of screws 24.-

The chain tends to maintain the disks in flat position in the chute andpropels the disks downwardly and prevents them from congesting 0r undulycollecting in the chute. The lower end 29 of the chute floor, below roll27, overlaps the parafiining roll 13, and delivers the disks thereonto.wardly moving surface of the lower roll 27, imparts the final propellingmovement to the disks to carry them to the paraffining rolls;

The propelling devices are particularly designed to prevent congestionof the disks between the discharge from the punch and the parafiiningrolls, and to cause delivery of the disks one at a time and in fiat orapproximately horizontal position to said rolls. Any suitable means canbe provided for driving the disk propelling chain, although in theresent instance, I show the same driven rom the parafiining roll shaft14, by driving connection 30, mounted on suitable sprocket wheels onshafts l4 and 22.

It is advantageous for various purposes to pack disks (particularlyso-called caps for closing receptacles containing milk or other foodproducts) in tubes for handling and shipment. It is desirable so far aspossible, to prevent the disks from coming in contact with human handsduring and after the process of manufacture and until the disks toimeansfor receiving the disks from the disk or cap making machine, andpacking.

the same'in tubes, so that the disks can be made and packed withoutbeing touchedby the hands of the operators.

I provide means to receive the disks from Where the disks are to be uptherolls 13,16.- whiqhioonstitutefeed rolls, irrespective of t 0 feetthat they also serve to a plyparafiin to the disks), and to force a coumn. of saiddisks into a packing tube removablyheld inpositionotoreceive such disks.

In the particular. example illustrated, I show a chute-embodying, aconstantly and rapidly downwardly movingiioor receiving the disks fromthe roll 13, and delivering the same edgewise or approximatelyvertically ontoand arrangedelon ated upwardly extending guideway oroor,arranged approximately into a screw feedomechanism-for; said disksupwardly andalongitudinally of said guidewaywith theirlower=edgessliding along the same and with the disks spaced apart andapproximately parallel, and finally. bringing said disks togetherinto aforcing column and forcingsaid column .throu h a cylindrical guideneckor feedrnozzle or guiding the disks into-a packing-tubers. movablyheldin alinement with said nozzle.

A removable frameoribracket 32,"is pro videdto carrythedevices forreceivin the' disks from-roll 13, and' for-packingv theisks.

in tubes.- This-bracket can;- be" removably bolted orotherwisesecured-to the parafiinpot and is shown extending downwardlyand-forwardly at an angle-from the fronttop edge of said pot;Thisbracket carries a chute or guideway extending; downwardly andforwardly at ananglefrom the parafiining-roll 13, and havinga flat floorthe upper will'move down said chuteto thefeed screwmechanism atthe-lower-end thereoft The.

flat inclined floor of this guideway is come posedof-the stationaryportions 33, and the moving portion 34. The chute; walls 35, extending.longitudinally thereof, and if so desired said chute can be-also videdwith a front guard wall 36, spaced forwardly a distance from thefloorofthe.

chute.

At the upper end of the chute a stationary plate formlng a portion. ofthe flat. floor .33,- top surfaceof roll 13, and also portion of thefloor-member 34,

overlies the the top edge overlies the toprsurface of roll 13. Themoving member 34, is formed by a flatcincular rotary plate or diskcarried, by ashortshafit 37 mounted in the bracketfi32, and "so. ar

ranged that the downwardly moving upper surface of the rotary diskwill.formaportion of Etho -floor of said phuteforthe pub poseofquickly'icarryin downwardly through the congestion thereof in thechuteand to main.- tainv the disks in their flat. .positionsand to.

deliver the same one at at me to the screw.

carry-the closure disks lnto the o transversely-of at right. angles tosaid chute JHBV-IHBHfiIOIIQd', and-x d ic l gui has ..edge

wardly and longitudinally the closure disks: chute. to prevent,

; nally of .and. withiu the.

trated, theuppenend of the. floor of the chute that overhangs thesurface of the ..roll 13, to strip; the closure disks therefromisformed-by a ortion of the stationary floor 33 andby t o upper edgeportion of the rotary I disk 34, said. upper edge portion of the disk34, moving m a direction to on upper end of the chute and downwar ly inthe chute. The disk 34 is preferablyrotated at a comparatively highrateof speed.

The chute just described at its lower outer end terminates adjacent toand above an elongated: trough or guideway 38 preferably having aconcaved longitudinal upper surface. This trough or slideway can beformedby-a bar at its lower endsecured to the outer portion of thebracket 32, so as to be rigid therewith and :to risetherefrom approxi-.

mately at right angles to the floor 33, 34 -.of Said chute.The-arrangement is such that the closure disksv willi drop; from thelower end of the floor .33, onto the trough 38 in a positiontransversely of the trough and with their loweredgesresting-in thetrough.

Oppositely rotating right and left hand feed serews '39, arewarrangedparallel with, above and-on opposite sides of the trough or slideway-38so that each closure diskv asitdrops. from floor v33 will!passintooperative engagementwith rthe-threads of both feed screws andwill be trough or. slideway 38, and will. be maintainedin an. upright oredgewise position and carried- .upwardly' along said trough by saidfeedscrews.

The trough .or-slideway 38 at :its -u per end? terminates at acylincheck or feed nozzle 40, arranged centrally betweenrthe upperendsof- 2 the feed. screw axes .andin: direct continuationaof-theapathl oftravel of'the closure slideway.38,r.so that the-closuredisks-armsuccessively; forced by the feedscrews into said nozzle and so-that the.column or .pile of: disks-in saidnozzle is fed or forced uptherethrough. The. nozzle 49 is fixed at the upper endof the 1 rigidarm-forming..-the slideway-38', and is provided with ppposite lateralprojections 41,. formingbearlngs. and; supports for the upper endsof'the axes of the feed screws.

Thelower ends of the axes-of the feed screws are suitably mounted inthebraeket32... At

its upper end the nozzle .40, is providedxwit-h means such-as aspringsorsplit sleeve 42, or

the like to-remova 1y receives packing tube and normallyhold the same inalinement with. the nozzle 40, and .forming an. upward, continuationthereof; sci-that the feed screws willflforce the column of closuredisks l1p- 4.0, and-lonfiud wardly through the nozzle packing; tu

guided thereby onto the v ;disks between the-feed screw-and alongtheusually attach' an 'arm'48, to the armforming the slideway 38 and inupward continuwtion thereofto rests45. f y In the drawinga-I show apacking tube 46 resting in a tube rest 45, and at its lower end supportone or more .tube

removably fitted to the. tube holder 42. The

tubes '46, are usually composed of comparatively light cardboard and aresomewhat 10. similar to common mailing tubes. Each tube Iiiprefer toclose one end .of each by; s,'I indicate this crimped end by the reerence letter 47.

re aratory to being applied to the appai at s-described to receive aload of closure disks, preferably has one end closed aglamsi passage ofclosure disks therethrou crimping. In the draw When a plackingtube isapplied to the apparatus t e crimped or closedend 47, 1s located at the'11 per end of the tube. Thus the apparatus wil force-thefcolum'n ofclosure disks u wardly in' the packing tube until said '00 umnencountersand isfstopped by the crimped end 47, "thereupon the ressure Twof thefeed. screws onthe column 0 closure" disks will gradually move the'packing'tube +16 upwardly from the holder 42, andthc 'at-'- tendantwill" thereupon observe that the packing tube is filled with closuredisks andready to be removed from the applaratus, so that; an' emptypacking tube can e slipped into l'ace'to-receive the column of disksconstant y advancing upwardly F {through the nozzle 40.

such an'extent a s-may be necessary to retain the:-'receptacle;d1skstherein. Both ends of r the completed filled tubes'f'are" usually 5E,briglnal packageof closure disksij T-his crimp'e'din themanner indicatedby the refj ere'noeletter 47. This crimpin of the tubes can beaccomplished if so esired, by 'a" rotary crimping headorcu 48 secured onthe'outer end of the parafiin ng roll shaft 14" so as to be readilyaccessible to the attendant 'standing in front of the machine. Thepack-,

ing tube having its opposite ends thus turned'or crimped in-to confinethe column' of closure disks inthe tube, forms andcon stitntes a mostconvenient and'satisfactory pac age of closure" disks cambe', mostconveniently 'handled and shipped, and can be ea'si-ly utilized incapping machinery-by cutting off one crim'pedcnd or'b'y' turning' thebrim outwardly so that theclosure' disksare re'e' to moveavity'fromthe'tube' Even where'closure i'sks are not'ltobe-ape forpacking and'han'dlingelos'uredisks.

plied by capping machinery, these tubes form a very sanitary andconvenient means -t ions and' at the same meshing spur gears 52.

suitable or desirable mechanism can be rovided for actuating the rotarydisk 84 an the feed screws 'althou h in the present instance I show thebrac et 32, provided with a shaft-50, geared to and driven by theparafiining roll 9 aft 14, through the medium of a drive chain 51, andappropriate sprocket wheels on the'two shafts. The lower ends of the twofeed screw axes are geared together to rotate simultaneously in oppositedireceed y a pair of he feed screws are driven y .the shaft 50, throu hthe medium of the beveled gearing 53. e rotary disk 34 isdriven fromone-of the feed screw axes through the mediumfof spur gearing 54.

i If so desired, a guard or guide can be fixed to the nozzle 40, todepend in rear of the upper ends of the feed screws to hold the closuredisks down or forwardly to the trough 38' and aid in guiding the sameinto the lower. end of the nozzle 40.

i The upper-sides-of the feed screws 39,

inove toward each other and hence downwardly or forwardly toward'theslideway or gtrough 38, and thereby tend to press the caps (disks)forwardly and'downwardly to said trough-f as"'they' move said disksupwardly along-the trough. The trough thus serves to-aline the disks andguide them into the nozzle 40, while the disks are spaced apart and heldin'lateral alinement by the webs or flanges of the feed screws.

- Obviously, the mechanism for packing the disks iii-columns to enterpacking tubes is not limited to any particular cap making mechanism norto use in connection with such mechanism, nor to the parafiiningapparatus disclosed, nor'in fact to use in connection with any means forparafiining or otherwise treating closure or other disks or caps.

If so desired, "the bracket 32, carrying the mechanism for packingdisks, can constitute an attachmentreadily applicable to and removablefrom'the pct 12, or other support.

It' isevident that my invention 1s not limited to handling closure disksor caps, and it is also obvious that various changes, variations andmodifications might be re sorted to without departing from the spiritand'sco e of the invention and hence I do not wis to limit myself to theparticular mechanical expression" of my invention disclosed hereby.

' Desiring to protect niy invention as broadly as is legally "nossib1e,what I claiin'isf 1. ln'combin'ation, a nozzle adapted to receive'ia'packing tube in longitudinal continuationthereofij an elongated slidewayarranged-zap roxim'ately in longitudinal continuation 0 said nozzle; apair. of elongated feed screws arranged approximately parallelwithsaid'slideway to feed disks along proximately parallel .LLARAIQ diskssuccessively and to deliver the same downwardly, a guideway arrangedapproxi-. mately at right angles to the line of the travel of the disksdown said chute and adapted to receive the disks from said chute, a pairof parallel right and left oppositely rotating feed screws arranged.parallel with said guide way and adapted toguide and propel the disksalong said guideway, while maintaining the disks out of contact witheach other, and a nozzle into which the disks are forced by said feedscrews.

3. Means for assembling disks in a stack or column and for feeding saidcolumn longitudinally in a packing tube comprising elongated cooperatingparallel oppositely rotating right and left hand feed screws and meansfor aliningand guiding the disks while being propelled by said screws,said screws being arranged to feed a series of disks forwardly whilemaintaining the disks out of contact with each other" and with theirside faces exposed and to force said disks forwardly when broughttogether and. assembled to form a column.

4. In; combination, a nozzle, means for removably holding a packing tubein aline-. ment with and continuation of said nozzle, and screw feedmechanism for receiving disks and feeding same forwardly and out ofcontact with each other and then assembling the same in a column andfeeding the column longitudinally through said nozzle and into saidtube.

5. In combinatioma nozzle, means for removably holding a packing tube inlongitudinal continuation of said nozzle to receive a column of disksfed longitudinally through the nozzle, and mechanism for separatelyreceiving disks and feeding the same forwardly out of contact with eachother and;

same to form a column and forfeeding the column longitudinally throughsaid"nozzl'e.

6. In combination, parallels cooperating, oppositely rotating right andleft hand feed screws, means for separately delivering disks betweensaid screws and into operative relation thereto and transversely of theaxes thereof, means for guiding and alining the disks'while beingmaintained out of contact with each other and moved forward by saidscrews, and means for-receiving the disks from said screws andsuccessively bringing them t0- zle provided with an a the same at itsouter-end being-provided said' nozzle,

a pair of elongated elongated bar forming at its outer endbeing providedwith a guide =nozzle approximately alined therewith and projectinglongitudinally providnedwith a tube. rest, and mechanism gather.tofformz a column and delivering the same into a acking tube.

7. In com ination, a support, a disknozoverhanging top guard and havingmeans to removably receive a packing tube. and hold the same in 'aline-.rnent with and continuation ofj-the nozzle and movable longitudinallyfrom .the' nozvzle, and mechanism. for assembling disks to vform acolumn and for feeding the column of disks longitudinally through thenozzle and into the tube to fill the tube and move r'aduallyfromsaidmeans as the disks fill-t 6 tube.

- 8. In. combination, a rigid longitudinall elongated ban formingatrough,

with a guide nozzle approximately alined therewith and provide with alongitudinally projecting split sleeve for longitudinally and slidablyreceiving and removably holding a packing tube in continuation of thenozzle, an arm projecting longitudinally from said bar and provided withatube rest, and mechanism for feeding disks longitudinally along saidtrough while maintaining'the same I separate from each. other andapproximately parallel and for then bringing said disks itogether toform. a column and for forcing said column of disks through said nozzleand into said tube.

9. In combination, an inclined frame provided with an upwardly andforwardly extending elongated trough at its upper end provided with adisk guide nozzle adapted to receive a packin disks thereinto, a eedscrew mechanism' arranged approximately throughout the "length of saidtrough for moving disks tube and to deliver along said trough and intoand through a disk chute carried by said frame for discharging disksinto said feed mechanism, and actuating gearing carried 1 by said frame.

10. In combination, a relatively fixed longgltudinally elongated disksupporting feed "way, mechanism for sliding disks along said way and formaintaining said disks approximately parallel and separated with theirside faces exposed and for then bringing I said disks tog toward saidnozzle and then assemblin-g'the ether to. form a column and for feedingsaid column longitudinally forward, and means for guiding said column ofdisks into a packing tube.

11. In combination, a rigid longitudinally a trough, said troughprovided with a longitudinally projecting split sleeve forlongitudinally and slidably receivingv and removably holding a packingtube in continuation of the nozzle, an arm from said bar and forassembling disks into a column and forcsaid troug 1 ing thecolumn'forwardly through said :noze

zle and in said tube. a a l 12; In combinatiommeans for removablysupporting a packing tube in longitudinal slidin adjustment, guiding.means for as-' sembllng and directing a column of disks into said tube,and mechanism for feeding disks to said means while maintaining saiddisks approximately parallel. and spaced l0 "ing disks forward whilemaintaining-them separated and parallel with their faces ex posed,devices for successively feeding disks to said mechanism, and means forassembling said disks from said mechanism to form a column and to guidesaid column into a packing tube while said column is fed forward by saidmechanism.

14:. In mechanism for packing disks in tubes, in combination, a diskguide, means for supporting a packing tube in alinement with said guideto receive a column of disks therefrom, said means being arranged toremovably support said tube in longitudinal adjustment-with respect tosaidguide, said tube having its outer end closed against passage ofdisks therefrom and itsinner end open to receive the column ofdisks,'whereby the advancing column .of' disks in the tube will forcesaid tube longitudinally from said guide when'the column fills the tubeand engages its closed'end, said tube then adapted .to have its innerend closed against passage of disks, and mechanism for assemblin j forcesa1 disks to form'a column andzto column forwardly through said guidean'dfinto said tube.

15. In mechanism for' packing disks in tubes, in combination, a nozzle,and mechanism for assembling disks to'form a column and to act on saidcolumn with a constant pressure longitudinally thereof to advance I,said column forwardlythrough'said nozzle,

thereo said nozzle formed to slidably receive a disk packin tube inlongitudinal continuation to receive said advancing column of disks,said tube being slidablyremovable longitudinally fromsaid' nozzle underthe pressure of the advancing colunm of disks when filled thereby,

16. Disk paraflining. means ,in combinawhile moving the same forwardlyspaced apart and arranged one behind the. other with their facesapproximately parallel, and

means for'successively feeding the disks ongagementwith said mechanism.

from said paraflining means into operative "17. Disk 'parafiining means,in combination with mechanism for alining the 'disks while feeding thesame with their faces api unaeea roximately parallel, and a rotatingflatace disk" for successively shooting the disks from said meansedgewise into saidmechanism. v

18. In combination, a disk-"lining and supporting slideway, oppositelyrotating screws extending ap roximatel throughout the length of theslldeway an cooperating to aline and hold disks on said slideway and tomovethe same longitudinally thereof while maintainin the disks onebehind the other .onthe sli eway with their faces approximatelyparallel, and means for successively discharging said disks edgewisebetween said screws and onto said slideway.

19. In combination, a 'disk-alining' slideway, a nozzle at the outer endthereof and alined therewith, oppositely rotating screws extendingapproxlmately throughout the length of the slideway and cooperating toaline disks thereon and hold the same thereto while sliding the disksalong the slideway with their faces approximately parallel and assemblinthe disks together and forcing the same t rough said nozzle as a columnand means for successively feedin disks edgewise to said screws and ontosaid slideway. I

20. In combination,- a supporting bracket 'providedwith means forattaching the same to a disk parafiining device, a forwardly anddownwardly inclined chute for discharging the disks downwardlyfrom saiddevice embodying an inclined rotary tabledisk mounted in said bracketand having a flat face forming a portion of the floor of said chute toreceive the disksandsuccessively shoot them downwardly, actuatinggearing carried by said bracket for rotating said table disk, and diskconveying means carried-by said-bracket and into which said disks aresuccessively discharged edgewise by said table disk.

21. A disk-paraifining device embodying a horizontal rotating roll overwhich the disks pass, incombination with a discharge chute for strippingthe diskslfrom said roll, said chute including a rota table-disk havinga flat diskreceiving ace, and means for rotating said table-disk rapidlywith re specti to said roll for shooting the disks therefrom and throughsaid chute to prevent clogging of the disks in the chute. tion withmechanism for alinmg said disks 'top face, means'toconfine the disks onand approximately parallel with thedownwardly and forwardly movingportion of horizontal rotary paraflin which the disks pass horizontallyin combi thestop face of said mifleaiskana in strip side of said mnenareeeiying the disks- 16 and guide the disks therefrom. v y i 23. A diskparafiining device embodying a nation with means to strip the disks fromsaid roll and shoot the same forwardly therefrom embodying a rotaryforwardly extending table disk overlying the discharge ing roll overtherefrom.

inpresence 0 two witnesses. HARRY COMPTON,

.- In testimon whereof I aflix my signature Witnesses J.'VERN0N slums;James 'M. Dmnnn.

